Delayed development of interstitial cells of Cajal in the ileum of a human case of gastroschisis

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 471-478

  Midrio, Paola ^a   Vannucchi, Maria Giuliana ^b   Pieri, Laura ^b   Alaggio, Rita ^a   Faussone Pellegrini, Maria Simonetta ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c Department of Anatomy Histology and Forensic Medicine ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Enteric neurons; Gastroschisis; Human; Interstitial cells of Cajal; Smooth muscle cells

Indexed keywords

ENOLASE; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COILED BODY; COLOSTOMY; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; FETUS; FOLLOW UP; GASTROSCHISIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ILEOSTOMY; ILEUM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE INNERVATION; METABOLISM; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NERVE CELL; NEWBORN; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

COILED BODIES; COLOSTOMY; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; FETUS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROSCHISIS; HUMANS; ILEOSTOMY; ILEUM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; NEURONS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; PREGNANCY; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

RATTUS;

EID: 42349111668     PISSN: 15821838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2008.00277.x     Document Type: Article

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